GK-12 Rpt PI Report

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NSF GK-12 Project: Notre Dame extended Research Community (NDeRC)

NSF Award No. DGE-0638723

Annual Report

May 30, 2008


Part I: Principal Investigator Report
A. Participants


Senior Personnel


Senior Personnel
 Description
of position
 Length of time on project
 Institutional affiliation and position
 Statement of contribution
Mitchell R. Wayne
 PI
 One year
 Chair and Distinguished Teaching Professor, Elementary Particle Physics
 Dr. Wayne provided both oversight and direction to the project. He also communicated with both the University and the NSF on the project's behalf.
Anna Goussiou
 Co-PI
 One year
Dr. Goussiou
Daniel Karmgard
 Co-PI
 One year
 Research Assistant Professor,
Elementary Particle Physics
 Dr. Karmgard provided both technical assistance and strategic advice to project participants.
Thomas Loughran
 Co-PI
 One year
 Professional Specialist, Physics and Electrical Engineering
 Dr. Loughran provided both oversight and direction to the project.
Douglas Thain
 Co-PI
 One year
 Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
 Dr. Thain provided both technical assistance and strategic advice to project participants.
Patrick Mooney
 Project Coordinator
 One year
 Professional Specialist, Elementary Particle Physics
 Dr. Mooney planned and coordinated the the project's short and long term operations.
Naomi Petersen
 Evaluation Consultant
 One year
 Assistant Professor of Education, Elementary Education Program Coordinator, Central Washington University
 Dr. Petersen provided guidance to the project's senior personnel, and as the project's external evaluator Dr. Petersen assessed and evaluated the project's progress.
Anne Zakas
 Staff
 One year
 Administrative Assistant, University of Notre Dame
 Anne Zakas assisted Dr. Mooney in the planning and coordination of the project's short and long term operations.


Graduate Fellows
Organizational Partners

Other Collaborators


B. Project Summary